Heads Up Hollywood

"Gone Girl" has entered its seventh release period, with a North American box office of 187 million US dollars, an overseas box office of 259 million US dollars, and a global total of 446 million US dollars!

It was the first movie of the year to top $400 million at the box office.

Although there is still a certain distance from the expected goal, such an excellent box office performance is enough to prove to the market the box office appeal of the new Oscar queen.

Nicole Kidman got her wish and received a salary of 20 million US dollars, but at present, there are no suitable projects for her to choose.

With a big wave of his hand, Tang En simply helped her and recommended her to the Australian director Alex Proyas's sci-fi masterpiece "Mechanical Enemy", with Will Smith as his partner.

This movie has been confirmed long ago and will be launched in June this year.

The originally scheduled heroine, Bridget Muna, is a muscular fitness beauty with little reputation, so she can be fired for any reason.

Anyway, before the official launch, most of the initial agreements signed by the film company and the actors were not legally effective.

What can Bridget Moynahan say when the Oscar queen joins the cast?

Even if you complain, you have to hold back.

Entering mid-May, all major colleges and universities across the United States have entered the end of the semester.

Hot films began to increase.

Welcome to the summer file!

The most hyped by public opinion is Warner Bros.' "Matrix 2: Reloaded" and Marvel Pictures' "Daredevil: Beginning of War".

As his status got higher and higher, Tang En's attention to the movie box office has become lower and lower.

This year, the film companies under New Universal will distribute a total of 32 films to cinemas.

Among them, there are 18 Universal Pictures, 2 Dunn Pictures, 2 Marvel Pictures, 2 Rose Pictures, 3 Focus Pictures, 3 Rampage Pictures (B-level films), 1 Pixar Animation Studios, Sillywood Animation Studio 1.

And that's just the beginning.

With the integration of resources under New Universal, the Film and Television Entertainment Department will increase production starting this year.

The films produced by Universal Pictures should be between 25-30, Tang En Pictures 3-5, Marvel Pictures 2-3, Rose Pictures 3-5, Focus Pictures 2-5, Rampage 1-5 films in the industry, plus two animation studios, as well as excellent films received from overseas.

Starting next year, Universal International Distribution Company will release 40-50 films a year, reaching the level of Warner Bros.

Hollywood has developed for a hundred years and has formed a system.

For a film company, releasing a new film every week is already the maximum.

If more movies are released, they will only fight with their left hands and compete with themselves.

From the experience of the golden age of Hollywood, and the heyday of Warner Bros. in the 1990s, releasing 50 films per year is already at the top.

If there are more, it will not only be self-excessive competition at the movie box office, but it will also be too much of a burden for distribution companies, which will sharply increase costs.

New Universal released so many new films every year, Tang En couldn't possibly have the energy to pay attention to them all. He will only pay attention to individual "popular movies", and more energy, or Hollywood's upper class society.

For example, on May 16th, Friday night.

Disney held a grand reception at the West Hollywood Hotel at a cost of $250,000.

Many old guys in Hollywood who seldom show up were all present.

The event was unprecedented.

The specifications are even higher than Oscar.

Even Hollywood superstars like Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise are not eligible to receive invitations.

On this day, Michael Eisner invited celebrities from all walks of life in the United States, political and business elites to gather together.

Let’s celebrate together that the market value of Disney has successfully exceeded 50 billion US dollars!

Tang En also met many directors and major shareholders of Disney here.

Everyone was very polite to Tang En.

Just like the father of the gold master.

After the reception began, Michael Eisner took the stage and delivered a passionate speech, thanking all walks of life for their support, which made Disney come to this day.

There is endless pride in the words!

Subsequently, Jack Valenti, wearing a tailless gift and a signature white hair, slowly stepped onto the stage.

When Tang En saw him, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This is a big shot!

The confidant of President Kennedy and the staff of President Johnson!

Later, he served as the president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

During his tenure, he made outstanding contributions to the American film industry.

At the time when Hollywood was generally suppressed, Jack Valenti promoted the parliament and gently explained the "Paramount Act". The producers, distributors, and theaters of the film did not have to be separated. It is enough to separate out the theater side, and the producer and distributor can be integrated.

He also traveled among congressmen through his relationship in the White House to promote the federal government's support for the Hollywood film industry from tax rates to policies.

Most importantly, he advocated the abolition of the "Hayes Act" that had been in effect for more than 40 years, and introduced a movie rating system, which is the G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC- Level 17.

Because of the "Paramount Act", the system of major Hollywood studios collapsed, which directly led to the development of Hollywood falling into a trough in the 1950s and 1960s.

It was a series of promotions by Jack Valenti that helped Hollywood have a second golden period of development in the 1970s and 1980s, and gave birth to Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Francis Coppola and other film masters, as well as Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson and many other acting talents.

Although Jack Valenti is a politician, he is highly respected in Hollywood.

He was over eighty years old, and there was no sound in the hall.

He came on stage, pointed to Michael Eisner, smiled and said: "When I first met him, he was a tall, thin guy in his twenties who worked at ABC. But, he had a This kind of fledgling self-confidence can come up with more than a dozen ghost ideas in one minute."

He went on to say: "In the veins of Eisner, the blood of entrepreneurs and artists flows. The mixture of the two bloods will cause fire and chaos. But Eisner can make them flow harmoniously. This is extremely Not an easy combination, and there is no doubt that it is in the long-term interests of The Walt Disney Company."

The old man's speech is not fast, but between the lines, there is an undisguised love for Michael Eisner.

"Well, I put it in a way that every Wall Street financial analyst can understand: If you had invested $10,000 in Disney stock since the day Michael took office and hadn't sold it, you would have A full $240,000! When Michael became the head of Disney, it was worth $2.1 billion. Today, on May 16, 2003, that number is $50 billion!"

"Finally, there's another side to Michael and Jane [Michael Eisner's wife]. They've donated millions of dollars anonymously to causes they value, and to this country. They've done so from Not to earn gratitude or admiration. They give because they care and don't need public acclaim."

"I see Michael as one of the giants of the entertainment industry!"

As Jack Valenti, to make such a high praise and evaluation is still in front of many celebrities across the United States...

It can be concluded that this is almost the pinnacle of Michael Eisner's life!

Tang En was young and had good eyesight.

He could even see the tears in Michael Eisner's eyes.

"Why."

Tang En couldn't help sighing.

After all, Michael Eisner is already 61 years old.

Only a month younger than Barry Diller.

Michael Eisner is in charge of Disney and has created countless brilliance. As an old man, he certainly does not want to end up with a notorious end in his later years.

Extremely praised by Mr. Jack Valenti, Disney's market value exceeded 50 billion US dollars, perhaps the best reward for his work over the past few decades...

At this time, Michael Eisner walked towards Tang En, and the two exchanged a few words of affection.

Then, he lowered his voice and said solemnly: "Tang En, I intend to acquire Sillywood Animation Studio!"

"ah?"

Tang En was stunned for a moment.

Acquisition of Sillywood Animation Studios?

Soon, he reacted.

Disney's animation department is over. Traditional 2D hand-drawn animation has no market, and Disney has fired more than 200 hand-drawn animators.

However, if you want to develop computer animation, how can it be done overnight?

The best way to deal with it is to acquire a ready-made computer animation studio, and then integrate and complement the existing Disney animation studio.

Pixar was snapped up by New Universal, and this is almost the only way for Disney to transform animated films.

But here comes the question, which studio to buy?

Blue Sky Animation Studio?

This is Twentieth Century Fox's big baby and there's no way it's going to sell.

Pixar Animation Studios?

This is even more impossible, Tang En will never agree.

DreamWorks Animation Studios?

Even more difficult, even if Jeffrey Katzenberg died, it would be impossible to cooperate with Michael Eisner again.

Then there is no choice.

Only Sillywood Animation Studios remained.

Originally, Tang En still had some compassion for the old man Michael Eisner, but upon hearing what the other said, he changed completely, revealing the calmness and shrewdness of a businessman.

"The timing...isn't right."

Tang En immediately shook his head and refused.

nonsense!

Disney is now impatient to reverse the decline of animated films.

For Tang En.

The longer it is delayed, the better it is.

Send charcoal in the snow... Only then can the highest price be sold!

Sillywood Animation Studio is an animation studio founded by Tosca Musk with the help of Dunn and Elon Musk, using her connections in Silicon Valley.

This is an animation studio that did not exist in the previous life.

No one can tell what the future holds.